Cassirer, Manfred

Introduction

Manfred Cassirer is best known in this context for writing on the intersection of parapsychology and UFO topics. His ufology relevance is primarily conceptual: he is used to argue that “UFO phenomena” may involve psychological/psi dimensions beyond straightforward physical craft explanations.

Background

Cassirer wrote from a perspective that treats paranormal claims as potentially informative to the UFO question. On UAPedia, he fits within the long-running debate over whether UFO reports are “nuts-and-bolts,” “psi,” or a hybrid.

Ufology career

His career presence in ufology is mainly through publishing rather than celebrity media circuits. He is a reference-point author more than a headline figure.

Early work (Year–Year)

Early impact is connected to the circulation of his book within specialized readers who track psi research and UFO literature together.

Prominence (Year–Year)

Prominence remains niche: he is not a mass-market ufologist, but is meaningful inside “consciousness-first” interpretive communities.

Later work (Year–Year)

Later citations often come from discussions comparing competing explanatory models and trying to reconcile “high strangeness” with investigative practice.

Major contributions

His major contribution is framing: treating UFO material as potentially overlapping with parapsychological phenomena rather than strictly aerospace mystery.

Notable cases

He is less tied to single classic cases and more to the general “psi-UFO” argument.

Views and hypotheses

Cassirer’s work is typically read as supportive of psi relevance, encouraging readers to broaden the explanatory toolkit beyond physical identification.

Criticism and controversies (if notable)

Critics argue psi-based framing can become unfalsifiable. Supporters argue it better matches the “high strangeness” aspects of some reports.

Media and influence

Influence is primarily bibliographic: he is cited in reading lists, forums, and comparative model debates.

Selected works

Parapsychology and the UFO.

Legacy

Cassirer remains a niche but persistent reference for readers who want ufology to include parapsychological mechanisms.